grief
Losing a family member is one of the most traumatic life events; Families must support one another to endure the five stages of grief and get through it together.
Is this your first?
It’s not even been 24 hours since the birth of my son. I shuffle down the corridor, holding my stomach as I imagine the horror of my c-section stitches busting open. I can’t carry anything, not even my newborn baby. So his dad and my sister are there to help. As I exit the postnatal ward after being coerced to leave my bed prematurely, I pass by a midwife who was with me during my labour. She congratulates me and then continues to comment with what I can only assume is some sort of sick joke. “I’ll see you again soon,” she says. I’m so shocked I almost drop to the floor! I tell her that I won’t be doing that again, but she laughs and says, “They all say that, but you’ll be back here in a year I guarantee it!” I can’t help but feel instantly upset by her comment. I guess it’s because I feel like she’s generalising me and I’ve never been one to want to be put into a societal box. I didn’t respond, but at that moment I’m completely unaware of how many more times I would hear comments like this for weeks, months and possibly years to come.
By Diary Of A Modern Mummy 3 years ago in Families
When the World Stops Spinning
Her phone landed with a thud on the carpet as her knees buckled beneath her. He rushed towards her from the doorway where he had been waiting, listening in silence. With arms outstretched in a slow-motion sprint across the room, he caught her by the waist before she crumbled.
By Mollie McGurk3 years ago in Families
The Morning Guest
The alarm rang its incessant tone until she half-rolled to shut it off. She rubbed an eye, checking the time on her smartwatch with the other as a sliver of light came in through the slightly parted curtains. Sighing, she swung her legs off the side of the bed as she flung the covers to one side. Mentally going over what she needed to accomplish that day, she opened the closet door, turned on the light, and grabbed a pair of pants, a shirt, a zip-up hoodie, socks, and sneakers. In the quiet, she heard another door open and close. She stopped moving, fingers in an awkward position as she tied her shoes. Only she should be up. Glancing up, she eyed her bedroom door, which was ajar as the cat needed free reign in her room, or she’d never sleep. Her eyebrows came together in concentration, her ears listening hard as her eyes shifted left to right and back. Hearing only quiet, she finished what she’d been doing, stood, and flicked the switch, turning off the light.
By Lupe Herrera3 years ago in Families
Unleashing The Sixth Sense: Napoleon Hill’s Path to Intuitive Success. Content Warning.
Introduction: In personal development and self-improvement, Napoleon Hill’s “Think and Grow Rich” stands as an enduring classic, offering timeless wisdom and principles for achieving success. Among the many concepts he explores in the book, “The Sixth Sense” holds a particularly mystical and intriguing place. It’s a concept that transcends the boundaries of conventional thinking and challenges us to consider the depths of our intuition and inner knowing. In this article, we will delve into the idea of “The Sixth Sense” and how it can guide us toward success.
By Nexus Narrator3 years ago in Families
The Feast
We look forward to the start of winter each year. We gather the blankets now and a warm cup of cocoa and sit on the porch. The air is filled with smells of bread baking, pies cooling off on the window sills and cedar and pine burning in the fireplaces nearby.
By Julie Sykes-Stull3 years ago in Families
Dear you in the sky.
Dear great grand-ma, You were born in 1921 in France. You lost your mother too young and you worked way too hard. You're father became an another person after the loss of his wife so you had to be like a mom for your little sisters. I have heard you say many times that you loved the dances that there were in the villages. You didn't know how to dance but you always told me that music was enough to make you happy. Sadly, your father didn't want you to go dancing. He was afraid that you would find a husband so you stayed alone for a long time.
By Cécyle Despalins3 years ago in Families
Embedded Desires
Growing up was fun with loving parents and amazing siblings whom she always indulged in mischief with, June was a vibrant child who knew no evil but as time flew by it seemed posterity had turned it's back against her and she began to experience the other side of life.
By awore oteri3 years ago in Families
